Geisel's 2020 MLK Jr. Health Equity Day
This celebration focuses on bringing a social justice and equity lens to addiction. We will foster awareness of harm reduction and health promotion, offer hope to those struggling with addiction and engage with community efforts to envision paths toward healing!
8:30 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 am "Harm Reduction 101" - Presenter: MaryKate Duska, TDI Student
10:00 am "America's Opioid Crisis is an Ethical Crisis" - Presenter: Travis N. Rieder, PhD; Bioethicist, Philosopher, Author
11:00 am Coffee Break
11:15 am "Recovery and Advocacy" - Presenter: Pedro Altagracia; Community Engagement Coordinator - New Futures
12:15 pm Lunch
1:00 pm "The Need for Physician Advocates in the Pathway Towards Recovery" - Presenters: Morgan Shields, MS; PhD candidate and Robert Bohler, MPH; PhD candidate
2:30 pm Coffee Break
2:45 pm "The Time Has Come to be Proactive - Take Action" - Presenter: Sean Perry; President, Co-Founder - We R H.O.P.E.
3:45 pm Participants will have the exciting opportunity to assemble resource kits - Facilitator: Emily Runyan
This event is part of the Geisel 2020 MLK Jr. Celebration. For a full schedule of events, please visit https://geiselmed.dartmouth.edu/dice/mlk/
